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starve/stɑ:v/v. 1 intr. die of hunger; suffer from malnourishment 饿死；挨饿 2 tr. cause to die of hunger or suffer from lack of food 使饿死；使挨饿 3 intr. suffer from extreme poverty 极度贫困 4 intr. (esp. as 尤作 starved adj. or starving adj.) colloq. feel very hungry [口]饿极，饿得慌 I'm starving 我饿坏了 5 intr.a suffer from mental or spiritual want 遭受思想(或精神)贫困 b (foll. by 后跟 for) feel a strong craving for (sympathy, amusement, knowledge, etc.) 迫切需要，渴望(同情、娱乐、知识等) 6 tr.a (foll. by 后跟 of, US [美] for) deprive of; keep scantily supplied with 使匮乏，使急需 starved of affection 迫切需要爱抚的 b cause to suffer from mental or spiritual want 使遭受思想(或精神)贫困 7 tr.a (foll. by 后跟 into) compel by starving 以饥饿迫使 starved into submission 饿得只好屈服 b (foll. by 后跟 out) compel to surrender etc. by starving 以饥饿迫使投降(等) starved them out 断绝粮草迫使他们投降 8 intr. archaic or dial. perish with or suffer from cold [古义] [方]冻死；挨冻 □ starvation /-ˈveiʃ(ə)n/ n.[Old English steorfan ‘die’] |